Free Agency 2011

The Pittsburgh Penguins announced today that they have signed free agent forward Richard Park to a one-year, two-way contract. Park’s contract is worth $550,000 at the NHL level. Park, 35, is one of the oldest players under contract with the Penguins. He played parts of 13 NHL seasons from 1994-95 through 2009-10 and spent last […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed another veteran player for a great price. It was announced today that the Penguins have signed C Jason Williams to a one year, two-way deal worth $600,000 at the NHL level. Williams spent the past season with the Dallas Stars, where he tallied 2 goals and 5 points in 27 […]

A few hours after Eric Godard signed with the Dallas Stars, the Penguins added a new enforcer. That new enforcer is Steve MacIntyre, also known as “Big Mac.” MacIntyre, 30, will make $600,000 at the NHL level. The contract is a one-year contract and a two-way deal. He spent this past season with the Edmonton […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins re-signed forward Tyler Kennedy to a 2-year, $4 million deal minutes before noon today. If he would have not signed before noon, he would have been an unrestricted free agent. The Penguins did not make a qualifying offer by 5 PM on June 27th, which persuaded many fans to believe that his […]

Ray Shero did sign a player today, but it was not one that many were expecting. Nonetheless, Shero inked forward Arron Asham to a one-year, $775,000 contract, a $75,000 increase from his salary from this past season. Asham did most of his damage in the playoffs by scoring three goals and one assist in seven […]

Ray Shero has made his second big signing by re-signing Pascal Dupuis to a 2-year, $3 million contract. His cap hit will be $1.5 million per season, a $100,000 increase from last season. Dupuis, who is 32 years old, scored 17 goals and recorded 37 points in 81 games played this past season. He has […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed forward Ryan Craig to one year, two-way contract worth $525,000 at the NHL level. The 29 year old was the captain of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins this past season. Craig tallied 48 points in 71 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, which ranked second on the team. He did play six games with Pittsburgh […]

Ray Shero made his first big move of the offseason by re-signing RW Craig Adams to a new two year contract. The deal will pay Adams $675,000 per season for the next two years. That is a $125,000 raise from last season, but the 34 year old certainly deserved it after another great season with […]